INFORMATION ABOUT BREVARD COUNTY
Melbourne: The city of Melbourne is located on east central Florida’s Space Coast. Melbourne is about an hour’s drive south of the Kennedy Space Center and 1-1/2 hours due east of Disney World.
Nearby incorporated communities include Palm Bay, West Melbourne, Indialantic, Melbourne Beach, Indian Harbor Beach and Satellite Beach.
The city is approximately 33.4 square miles. The population is 71,382 (2000 census) and is growing by about 2% each year.
The Space Coast is known as a high – tech center of the Southeast with many nationally recognized employers. MacMillan Travel has ranked Melbourne as the 10th most popular place in the nation for retirees. The guide uses seven indicators: cost of living, housing, climate, crime rate, health care, employment and recreation.
The National Association of Home Builders ranked the Melbourne Metropolitan as one of the most affordable in the nation for homebuyers. The 1998 ‘Best Places’ survey rated Melbourne and Brevard County 7th among medium- sized Southern Communities.
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